“The retail price of tomatoes has seen unwarranted increase in recent weeks despite continuous arrival in mandis in good quantities.Rains and high humidity due to prolonged monsoon in major producing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra are reported to have led to quality concerns in recent weeks,” the Department of Consumer Affairs said.The possible role of market intermediaries in the current price rise in this high-demand festive season may not be ruled out, it added.The NCCF is also continuously supplying onions from the government buffer at Rs 35 per kg to retail consumers in major cities across the country.Khare also said that the department is importing pulses from Myanmar and chickpeas from Australia.In the national capital, the average price of potato is Rs 40 per kg and onion Rs 58 per kg.The all-India average price of potato is Rs 36.89 per kg, onion Rs 54.36 per kg and tomato Rs 64.72 per kg on Monday, according to the government data.
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